Maxed Out Shooting from the Start: Messi Begs Me to Join Argentina
Chapter 50

The Transformation of the Sports Edition of "Zhoukan"?

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"Good evening, viewers of Titan Sports Weekly!"

"Welcome to this weekend's early-morning broadcast of the German Super Cup!"

"I'm your old friend, Huang Jianxiang!"

At that moment, in the Titan Sports Weekly livestream studio.

Huang Jianxiang was once again sitting alone in the studio he had already visited once before, beginning his second broadcast for Titan Sports Weekly.

Because of his previous broadcast of the Argentine Primera División Superclásico.

Titan Sports Weekly had unexpectedly discovered that Su Bai, the player they had found, had suddenly become popular in China.

Videos of Su Bai's thunderous shots were all over various forums and online communities.

Quite a few fans sighed, wondering when China had produced such a freakishly talented teenager.

Meanwhile, plenty of other fans were shouting for him not to come back.

In short, the two sides were arguing fiercely.

But once the regulations were brought up, the fans who had been clamoring for Su Bai suddenly stopped arguing.

They knew what kind of environment it was.

Just like that, the people cursing Su Bai suddenly disappeared.

Quite a few fans began saying that it would be fine for Su Bai to play in Argentina.

Maybe he could even get his hands on the World Cup Trophy, something Chinese people did not even dare dream of.

At that point, someone else jumped out to say that Su Bai was just of Chinese descent, so how could he count as Chinese?

Some cursed him, while others praised him.

But whether they were cursing or praising him.

Titan Sports Weekly loved it all.

As long as people were cursing, he had popularity.

And popularity meant viewership.

So Titan Sports Weekly's boss immediately rushed around to several relevant departments and spent a large sum of money to buy a livestream slot from the national TV network.

And in order to keep Huang Jianxiang tied down, they not only coordinated with Sina, but also locked Huang Jianxiang into a high-priced contract.

And so!

Titan Sports Weekly transformed from a print media outlet selling newspapers and magazines into an online livestreaming platform.

And today!

The broadcast of this German Super Cup was their opening shot in the livestreaming business.

Fortunately, that opening shot had gone off with a bang.

After weeks of promotion, the first livestream's online viewer count had directly surpassed one hundred thousand!

And that number was still skyrocketing.

"The players from both teams have entered the pitch!"

"I'm sure any friends who love football are familiar with these two teams!"

"And everyone is even more familiar with this stadium!"

"Westfalenstadion!"

"The most intimidating home ground in all of Europe, perhaps even the entire world!"

"The Westfalenstadion, with a capacity of 83,000 fans, is completely sold out today!"

"And its most famous feature is the South Stand!"

"The standing section of the South Stand can hold 25,000 fans. Every fan there watches the match standing up. It is also the largest single-sided stand in European stadiums. The yellow waves of the South Stand are undoubtedly one of the most breathtaking sights at Westfalenstadion."

"Unfortunately, although Su Bai made the matchday squad, he did not earn a starting spot."

"But that's only natural!"

"After all, he's only sixteen years old, and he only just joined the Yellow Wall!"

"But for Klopp to put him in the matchday squad is already a miracle!"

"For a sixteen-year-old to step onto such an important stage, it is incredibly valuable experience for a young player!"

"I believe that if Borussia Dortmund can establish a big lead over Bayern Munich in the first eighty minutes, Su Bai will have a chance to come on!"

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[Hahaha, I'm dying. Making the matchday squad counts as valuable experience? My King Dong even won the UEFA Champions League!]

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[Teacher Huang, was that supposed to be a joke? Borussia Dortmund taking a huge lead over Bayern Munich? Then letting Su Bai come on in the final ten minutes to lick the grass?]

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[Exactly. Klopp must have been paid off. I watched him play—apart from running fairly fast, all he could do was blindly hoof the ball!]

[His footwork is rough as hell. No wonder he came to the Bundesliga. A player at this level could probably only show up in a pointless match like the German Super Cup. There must have been some clause in Raiola's contract—otherwise, why would Klopp ever use him?!]

[Exactly, exactly! Chinese people simply can't play football. Pah! And he doesn't even count as Chinese!]

[Hey, stop cursing. Didn't the NBA next door produce Jeremy Lin and Linsanity? Isn't that because our basketball is far better than our football?]

Looking at the chaotic livestream chat, Huang Jianxiang was speechless for quite a while.

He could not understand how Chinese football had gradually become like this.

After so much difficulty, a kid who could actually play had finally emerged, only to be spoken of like this.

Even if his nationality was not Chinese, his parents, his ancestors, even his surname and given name—all of it had been passed down from China!

How many people of Chinese descent were there around the world?

Back in those war-torn years, how many overseas Chinese had sold everything they owned just to donate money and planes to their motherland!

But there was nothing to be done!

Chinese football truly had no achievements worth praising now.

Evergrande's big-money football looked decent in the short term, but it was nothing more than drinking poison to quench thirst!

He did not dare imagine what the future would look like!

The league had completely given up, and youth development had utterly collapsed.

"The referee is already checking his watch!"

"Beep!"

"Titan Sports Weekly, Titan Sports Weekly!"

"This is the 2013–2014 German Super Cup, broadcast live for you by Titan Sports Weekly. Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund will face German Cup winners Bayern Munich at home!"

"First, let's look at the starting lineups for both sides!"

"Bayern Munich, wearing red and attacking from left to right, start with goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer!"

"Left back: David Alaba. Center backs: Boateng and Dante. Right back: Philipp Lahm!"

"Three central midfielders: Toni Kroos on the left, Götze in the middle, and Schweinsteiger on the right!"

"Left winger: Ribéry!"

"Right winger: Robben!"

"Lone striker: Mario Mandžukić!"

"On the other side, Borussia Dortmund, in their traditional yellow shirts, start with goalkeeper: Weidenfeller!"

"Left back: Schmelzer. Center backs: Neven Subotić and Schmelzer!"

"Right back: Łukasz Piszczek!"

"Two holding midfielders: Sven Bender and Sahin!"

"Attacking midfielder: İlkay Gündoğan!"

"Left midfielder: Marco Reus!"

"Right midfielder: Jakub Błaszczykowski!"

"Lone striker: Two-Faced Wan!"

"The match has begun!"

"Borussia Dortmund have possession!"

Right from kickoff!

Lewandowski turned and passed the ball back to Gündoğan behind him before charging forward at speed.

Dortmund's two flanks surged forward at the same time as well!

At this moment, on the sidelines!

Su Bai sat on the bench, silently waiting for his chance to come on amid the deafening Dortmund chants!

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